Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey.
President Trump says the new Air Force 1 will be temporarily taken out of commission
after security concerns were raised about its defense systems. That reporting has become a new story in its own right. NPR is Danielle Kurtzlebin reports. Trump told reporters yesterday that the plane, which his White House received from Qatar, is going to be getting upgrade.
"It has a lot of capability, but as I understand it in about a month or so, they're going to send it to have it be maxed out. They're going to be sending it and they'll have it be maxed out and think about a month." Experts have told NPR that the Newerjet probably lacks some defensive capabilities other Air Force 1 planes have, like missile detection because of how quickly it was retrofitted.
The administration has subpoenaed multiple New York Times journalists over their reporting that
“the Secret Service urged Trump to take an older Air Force 1 home from a recent trip to Turkey.”
Danielle Kurtzlebin and PR News Russia and Ukraine continue to exchange fire.
The latest Russian Air Strikes left at least three people dead in Ukraine as Kiev launched another wave of drones on the Russian capital. And PR's Charles Mayans is in Moscow. According to Moscow authorities, city air defenses intercepted some 400 Ukrainian drones on approach to the capital.
Moscow Regional Governor Andrej Varabil said several of the intercepted drones had fired a civilian infrastructure, entering two people, but provided few other details. Yet images circulating on social media suggested oil refinery was among objects damaged. In recent months, Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Russian energy infrastructure with long-range drone and missile strikes, causing fuel shortages and gas rationing across the country.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has vowed to continue attacks and a bid to force the Kremlin to negotiate none to the war, now in its fifth year. This means impure news. Moscow. A new immigration rule may make it harder for international students to finish their studies
in the U.S. historically international students could remain in the states as long as they were making progress in their academic program. But starting in mid-September, they will have up to four years to finish, where apply for a formal extension and pay a fee. And PR's Alyssa Nadwarny reports.
The Department of Homeland Security says the change will strengthen national security through regular vetting and cut down on what it calls "forever" students. Universities worry this could impact programs like PhDs, which often take far longer than four years. There's also new restrictions on switching programs and changing majors.
One of the selling points in the U.S. system is, you come to college to explore, to find yourself.
“You can double major, you can switch majors, that's what makes it so attractive and unique.”
Critics of the new policy say, this is an example of how the goals of immigration are budding up against the goals of American higher ed. Alyssa Nadwarny, then Parenthoods. Americans are now paying an average of $4 a gallon for regular gasoline according to AAA. This is NPR News.
Social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, are expected to appear before a federal judge in Miami later today after they were arrested on Saturday. Authorities in the UK are seeking to extradite the brothers to face dozens of charges, including rape and sex trafficking, and here as Robbie Griffiths reports from London. U.S. marshals arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate after an investigation by British police.
38 new charges in total have now been authorized against Andrew and Tristan Tate, bringing the total number of charges faced to 59. The charges relate to seven victims spanning a period from 2010 to 2017. Both Tate brothers are charged with multiple counts of rape and sex trafficking. While Andrew is also facing charges involving indecent images of a child.
Over the weekend, their lawyer said on social media that both brothers are innocent. After their appearance before a magistrate judge, a district judge will consider whether they meet the conditions for extradition to the UK, Robbie Griffiths, MPR News, London. 5 members of a Utah family have died after a flash floods, swept through canyons and southern Utah.
They run a day hike Friday when heavy rains triggered a sudden flood. Robo Fire and Rescue announced that the victims were a firefighter and his family. 18-year-old Nolan Wells will be remembered today in a funeral in his hometown of Oceansprings, Mississippi. His death earlier this month sparked national attention.
Wells, who was black, was found dead after a July 4th boat trip with friends who were white. An investigation is ongoing. At today's service, the Reverend Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy and the family's attorney Ben Crumpel issue, a call to justice.
This is NPR News Live in Washington, I'm LeBee Casey.
“After a DNA test revealed a family secret, questions started swirling.”
"Where am I in the universe, and I had a desperate need to find out." The truth brought dozens of strangers together. The secret family of a fertility doctor.
Listen now to the Sunday story from the up-first podcast on the NPR app.
